Grade | VG |
Year | 1997 |
Publisher | ACG |
This is a low grade item. It will be complete and readable, but will show significant wear. Allowed defects for this grade include: spine roll, a moderate amount of staining or water damage, writing or other marks on the cover, up to one inch spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a minor piece or pieces missing. An item could be assigned this grade due to either an accumulation of minor/moderate defects or one or two major defects.
Cover by Tom Sutton. Edited by Roger Broughton. Stories by Tom Sutton, Charlie Smith, and Joe Molloy. Art by Tom Sutton, Richard Larson, Don Newton, plus one story by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, and Joe Orlando. A collection of sci-fi and horror tales from classic 1950s ACG comics and classic 1970s Charlton comics, assembled by latter-day Canadian publisher Avalon/ACG. The highlight is about a boy who accidentally summons the spirit of a vengeful sorcerer while playing with the skull on his fathers desk. This oft-reprinted story, Skull of the Sorcerer, features pencils by EC legend Al Williamson, inks by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood, and one panel inked by Frank Frazetta himself. Also, Harry Ott gets off at the wrong subway stop and his life is changed forever. Featuring reprints from Charltons Haunted #29-31, The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves 49 and ACGs Forbidden Worlds #3. Subway Stop; The Superstitious; Death in the Storm; They Walk Among Us; Skull of the Sorcerer. 32 pages, B&W.
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